Customer Reviews

Union Town by Tom Morello

by
Chicago Keri

Tom breathes new life into some of the best labor songs written.Finally, someone recorded Solidarity Forever as it was meant to be performed, with passion and fire!Joe Hill and 16 Tons will bring a tear to your eye if you've still got a pulse.

Thank you for this wonderful, no, kick*ss collection.Solidarity Forever!

Songs from this album should be played at all Union Meetings.

Biography

Born: May 30, 1964 in New York, NY

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '00s, '10s

The Nightwatchman is the alter ego of Tom Morello, guitarist with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. While Morello is best known for his bracing mix of hard rock fury with hip-hop accents, as the Nightwatchman he performs as a solo acoustic singer and songwriter, playing self-penned songs that reflect his leftist political beliefs. Born in New York City in 1964 and raised in Libertyville, Illinois by his mother (a longtime political activist), Morello taught himself to play guitar while he...